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This was announced by Ulrike Breiteneder, spokeswoman for the Linz public prosecutor’s office, on Wednesday. A detention is imposed on the basis of the psychiatric condition of the person concerned and is essentially the same as pre-trial detention. This isn’t hospitalization, it’s detention. The same restrictions and regulations apply,” said Breiteneder in an interview with OÖN.
The Linz lawyer Andreas Mauhart, who took over the defense of the 18-year-old, told the OÖN on Tuesday that his client was suspected of being insane. “There is already a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia. He has been treated with medication in the past,” said Mauhart.
Stefanie R. wanted to flee
The accused and the victim were in a casino in the Czech Republic on Saturday evening. On the way home, the two argued because the 18-year-old wanted to go back and continue playing, but his companion wanted to go home.
According to the results of the investigation so far, there was a real fight in which the student wanted to flee by car, but got stuck in a snowdrift. The boy is said to have beaten her with two snow poles and kicked her. On Sunday morning, a motorist found the student’s body.
The day after the crime, the 18-year-old apparently wanted to dispose of his and the victim’s jacket – both spattered with blood – and to cover up the broken mirror of his car. Eventually he confessed to his brother, who informed the police.
Limited until the beginning of March
In terms of content, the detention hearing apparently did not produce any new results. The detention is initially limited to March 1st. The decision is not yet final because the young man has not made any statement about it.
Source: Nachrichten
